30,000,000 PowerPoint presentations are made around the world daily. How many more bad ones should we have to sit through? Sitting through a long, boring, PowerPoint presentation that no person wants to listen to can be torture. The much worse scenario is that you are the one giving the presentation that nobody likes . . . The truth is that we all want all of them to be much more engaging, to the point, and effective. Follow these 15 PowerPoint presentation tips to create a presentation that is out of this world. 1) Start With Your Audience Who are the people that you are going to be presenting to? What is their age, who are they, what is their income... Read more

Did you know that 95% of companies that have a code of values don’t even use them? Recently, I interviewed an absolutely remarkable person, Dina Dwyer-Owens, who is the co-chair of the Dwyer Group, which has more than 1700 franchises in eight countries. In this interview you’ll learn: Why core values are the core foundation for business profits. The fundamental key to success in business and life. Ways leaders earn respect from their employees. The key element to building trust and building your brand with trust. …and much more! Her book Values, Inc. invites a movement to live right and do right in business and in life for a world in need of direction. That direction shouldn’t just be framed... Read more

I’ve been nominated for a Shorty Award for the Best Business Blogger! The Business Blogger Award, presented by Cox BLUE, honors individuals who have contributed thought-provoking content to the business community. The winner will be selected based on the total number of nominations received, the impact and creativity of the nominee’s tweets, and innovation in the use of social media. The types of business bloggers that are eligible include authors, writers, columnists, vloggers and speakers who focus on business, small business, B2B, finance, economics, social media, and marketing. In this category the 7 nominees with the most nominations will become finalists. If you like my blogs, help me win a Shorty Award! @ShortyAwards & @coxbusiness are honoring the best #BusinessBlogger:... Read more

One of the great questions as an entrepreneur or a business owner is, “How do you keep your business evolving with your customer?” Today, we call this business model innovation or reinventing you business model. What is this? It means is that no matter what has happened in your past, your current business model may be partially obsolete in some places. In some instances, it may be completely obsolete. It may be time for some business model innovation. Define Your Business Model A business model is the ability to generate profits. It’s the process or system by which you create profits. Sometimes, they call it the revenue model. You have to ask yourself, “Is your revenue model or your business model working... Read more